Global National with Dawna Friesen is Canada's early evening national newscast, and provides a distinctive voice and approach to the day's top stories. The multiple award-winning Global National has been voted Best Newscast by the Radio and Television News Directors Association (RTNDA) of Canada and by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television (Gemini Awards).

Following its mission statement of "News understood,” the Global National team provides Canadians with in-depth analysis and perspective on important national and international events, connecting with audiences coast-to-coast, bringing clarity to the issues and news of the day.

Global National has news bureaus and correspondents in every major Canadian city, as well as Washington, London, Prague, Beijing and Delhi.

You can watch Global National nightly on Global Television at 5.30 PT/MT/CT and 6.30 ET/AT.  The newscast also airs on NTV: weeknights at 7.30 in Newfoundland and Saturdays at 7.00 (or weeknights at 7.00 and Saturdays at 6.30 in most parts of Labrador).